Refrigerator.



G. GAiR ONYI. REFRIGERATOR.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 001. 11, 1912.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914 WITNESSES I INVENTOR I 6.65m)" )7 1,

ATTORNEYS GIZA GARDoNY oF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

- REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Lg tters Patent. Application' filedOctober 11, 1912. Serial No. 725,207.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.;

T0 all whom it may concern -Be itknown that I, GIZA GARDo-N'YI, a subjectoftlle King of Hungary, residing at Cleveland, in the county of State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in erence being had therein to the accompanying drawings. A

This inventlon relates to refrigerators, ice

boxes and receptacles adapted ,to contain a refrigeratory agent for the cooling of drink-- ing water and the preserving of matter placed within the refrigerator.

- The primary object of my invention isto' provide a refrigerator .with a 'novel drip pan or receptacle for collecting the drippings of the refrigeratory agent used-in connection with the refrigerator. A further object ofthis invention is to accomplish the above result by a mechanical construction that is' dfirable, inexpensive to manufacture and applicable to various types of. refrigerators and ice boxes.

With theabove and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel. construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now'be had to the drawing wherein is illustrated the preferred embodi- .ment of my invention, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptlble to such changes 1n size, shape and manner of assemblage scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the drip pan applied to a double compartment refrigerator, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the drip pan shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of a slatted refrigeratory agent support.

Referrin to the drawings in detail, '1 denotes a re rigerator in which is arranged centrally a pan 17. The sides are provided with-transverse ribs 18 adapted to support the ends of shelves 1.9. The top of the pan 17 is provided with a double drain tray 20 corresponding in length to the re frigerator and this tray deflects drippings into the pan l7. Said tray is formed with a pair of side Walls 23, each cons sting of a central portion and a pair of end portions each graduallyincreasing in Width from its outer end toward said intermediate portion,

and having the inner terminus of less width Cuyahoga and- Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification, refside wall and each of end terminating in a depending as fall within the ofthe .pan

.tray further fincl-udin than that of the intermediate portion. The

rip pan 17, is rectangular'in plan, having an open upper end and arounded' closed bottom 24:. The rectangular center portion of the tray fitting within the open end of the drip pan 17. The tray20 is capable of supporting a receptacle or tank 21 within the refrigerator for drinking water, and the pan has a drain cook 22 that permitsof water being easily removed from the pan.

In some-instances a refrigerator-y agent as crushed ice, can be placed in the pan 1?.

The tray comprises a pair of oppositely 'disposed bottom sections, each of which is of a length less than half the length of a the bottom sections having the outer end rounded. The rounded ends are secured between the ends of the side Walls and constitute the .end walls-of the tray, each ofthe sections having its inner portion flush with the lower edge of said intermediate portions. The intermediate portions extend into the top of the pan, the bottom sections resting upon the top edges of the side Walls of the pan.

From the foregoing it will that I have devised adetachable container for a refrigeratoyy agent that permits of the interior of the refrigerator or ice box being easily and quickly cleaned and maintained ina sanitary condition, the drip pan in one instance serving as a means for maintaining a cooling agent, while in another instance the drain tray of the drip pan is capable of supporting a receptacle containing water for drinking purposes.

-. What I claim is The combination with a refrigerator havinga compartment provided with shelves, a vertically extending drip pan substantially rectangular in plan, having a rounded bottom and further having an outlet in close proximity to said bottom, transverse'ribs formed on said pan and adapted to support said shelves, a rectangular drain tray including a pair of side Walls each consistingof a rectangular central portion and a pair.'of end portions each gradually increasing in width from its outer end toward depending portions and the be observed said intermediate portion and having the z inner terminusfltliereof of less width thanthe Width of said intermediate portion, said .a pair of oppositely disposed "upwardly inclined. bottom sections,

each ofsa d sections of a length les athan iigo half the length of a side well, each oi said bottom sections having its outer end r0unded, said rounded ends secure ends of said slde walls of said tray,

intermediate portions,

into the top. of s21 d between the side walls of sa d pen.

in the presence of Witnesses;

Brim ZABOLY.

id pen,

ANTHONY LIECK,

said bottom 1;;

sections resting upon the top edges of the In'testimony whereof I affix my signature two witnesses.

GIZA GARDONYI. 

